Fiber sampler for recovery of bioaerosols and particles
First Claim
1. An aerosol collection system comprising:
- an aerosol pump by which bioparticles in a gas stream are pumped through the system;
a fiber mat disposed in the gas stream for collection of the bioparticles from the gas stream;
a humidifier having a humidifying section in which a relative humidity is controlled, wherein the fiber mat is disposed within the humidifying section thereof; and
a nutrient supply which supplies nutrients directly into the fiber mat,wherein at least one of the relative humidity of the fiber mat and the nutrient supply into the fiber mat maintains viability of the bioparticles while in the fiber mat both during and after collection of the bioparticles therein.
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Abstract
A bioparticle collection device and an aerosol collection system. The bioparticle collection device includes a collection medium including a plurality of fibers formed into a fiber mat and configured to collect bioparticles thereon, and includes a viability enhancing material provider disposed in a vicinity of the plurality of fibers and configured to provide a viability enhancing material to the collected bioparticles to maintain viability of the bioparticles collected by the fiber mat. The aerosol collection system includes an aerosol pumping device configured to entrain particles in an gas stream, an aerosol saturation device configured to saturate the particles in the gas stream with a biocompatible liquid, and an aerosol collection medium downstream from the aerosol saturation device and including a plurality of fibers formed into a fiber mat for collection of the saturated aerosol particles.
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1. An aerosol collection system comprising:
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an aerosol pump by which bioparticles in a gas stream are pumped through the system; a fiber mat disposed in the gas stream for collection of the bioparticles from the gas stream; a humidifier having a humidifying section in which a relative humidity is controlled, wherein the fiber mat is disposed within the humidifying section thereof; and a nutrient supply which supplies nutrients directly into the fiber mat, wherein at least one of the relative humidity of the fiber mat and the nutrient supply into the fiber mat maintains viability of the bioparticles while in the fiber mat both during and after collection of the bioparticles therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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